Why don't Americans talk about weather us much as Brits (home, American)
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Yep that one and "If you don't like the weather, wait 15 minutes and it will change."
Very common here in CO and also in Pennsylvania where I grew up. Not so much in Champaign IL where the weather basically sucked 365 days a year. Hot hot summers, cold winters, virtually no spring or fall. Daily forecast in the summer: Hazy, hot and humid, highs in the upper 80s/low 90s, 25% chance of rain.
I don't know if this has been talked about already on here but in the UK, the weather is normally a good starter for small talk. However, I've heard that (not too generalise too much) the weather isn't really talked about too much in the US as much as in the UK. If this is the case I find it quite odd because the climate in the UK is quite mild compared to the US. Also, a lot of the US sees much more extremes in temperature and weather compared to Britain.
Apparently you've never had a conversation with a Minnesotan.
Because the weather is much better in the US than in cold foggy rainy Britain.
A lot of the UK is actually quite dry compared to the US, for example, New York gets twice the amount of rain as London. Also, it's hardly foggy here that's just a stereotype. I really don't like my climate but its not cold foggy and rainy all the time...
Because the weather is much better in the US than in cold foggy rainy Britain.
You're out of your mind. My brother-in-law is from Manchester. His favorite observation about the United States? "I never understood American's obsession with weather until a tornado hit down the street from my apartment. In England our weather isn't lethal."
You're out of your mind. My brother-in-law is from Manchester. His favorite observation about the United States? "I never understood American's obsession with weather until a tornado hit down the street from my apartment. In England our weather isn't lethal."
My brother's comment after visiting England: "You can see why an Englishman wrote a song called 'Here Comes the Sun' ".
The next American tourist you meet, ask them where they live and what they do for a living. If close to a large metro area and white collar, the weather would probably not affect their daily lives.
I don't know if this has been talked about already on here but in the UK, the weather is normally a good starter for small talk. However, I've heard that (not too generalise too much) the weather isn't really talked about too much in the US as much as in the UK. If this is the case I find it quite odd because the climate in the UK is quite mild compared to the US. Also, a lot of the US sees much more extremes in temperature and weather compared to Britain.
The weather that is happening right here right now is rather obvious to everybody. In that sense, it is kind of redundant to talk about much in a conversation.
Unless it is highly unusual, like a tornado warning or something.
Also, I went to London and noticed that people are outside and children are playing even when it’s cold and rainy.
That is not typical in the United States. People prefer to be indoors in that kind of weather. Maybe the PNW is different.
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